1 How to Build an AVR Development Board
Ben Heck builds a bare AVR development board from the chip up, used to show what an Arduino actually contains and how to work without one.
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Ben Heck builds a bare AVR development board from the chip up, used to show what an Arduino actually contains and how to work without one.
A project showcase linked as the original party button, a key-switch and toggle control panel that triggers a party from one large button.
Recommended as the way to get Atmel Studio 7 uploading to an Arduino Uno through its bootloader, so no separate programmer or debug hardware is needed.
A case for leaving the Arduino IDE in favour of Atmel Studio, suggested to hobbyists wanting a more professional AVR workflow or an embedded career.
A demonstration of programming an AVR microcontroller by hand over SPI, shared as an impressive curiosity rather than a practical method.
Teaches direct register control on the ATmega328P to speed up Arduino code, recommended as a clear step beyond digitalWrite.
Hidden gemPart of a tutorial series on programming 8 bit AVR chips in plain C, recommended for Arduino users ready to drop the Arduino layer.